Pick of the Week

Our weekly pick of the week’s writing opportunities.

Seamoss Theatre looking for untold stories for scratch night

Seamoss Theatre are a new fringe theatre company in the E7/E17 area of East London, focussed on showcasing the weird and the untold. Their official launch event will be a scratch night fundraiser on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at the Ye Olde Rose and Crown, Walthamstow’s only theatre pub! They’re looking for untold stories – …

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Callout for Manchester-based Playwrights: International Exchange

EAL CONTENTMENT is a 9-month artist exchange programme that will be the start of a lasting partnership between Manchester and Nanjing, both UNESCO Cities of Literature and UNESCO Cities of Lifelong Learning. Collaborations between six artists – poets, illustrators and playwrights – will create new multilingual work to be published and exhibited in both cities in …

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Off Main Stage accepting shorts/ extracts for performance the The Union Theatre

The Union Theatre, in association with Off Main Stage, are looking for plays for their inaugural double-night of shorts. As part of the Union Theatre’s in-house productions, the shorts (drama and musicals) will be performed by professional actors in London and directed by industry professionals, on February 24 th and 25th . After the performances, …

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The Cheshire Prize for Literature 2025

The 2024/25 Prize has no theme. Entrants can write about anything that inspires them. There are five categories, short stories, poetry, children’s literature, scriptwriting and new for this year, Flash fiction. There are three age groups: primary, secondary and over 18’s. Entrants must live or have lived, work or have worked, studied or have studied in …

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Experimental Theater Writing Workshop – Winter 2025

Experimental Theater Writing Workshop – Winter 2025 Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes held Tuesday evenings from 01/07 – 03/11. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignments; and readings of work generated in class, culminating in final presentations. …

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WIN a year of Dramaturgy! The London Playwrights Christmas Raffle!

Take part in our Christmas Raffle for the chance to win a year of dramaturgy from London Playwrights.* Runner up prizes include Script Consulting Packages and an annual membership. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE. Cost: £2 per ticket *A year of Dramaturgy includes monthly meet-ups with a dramaturg and reading drafts of your work in between. …

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The Playwrights’ Programme – Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse

New work is at the heart of the Everyman & Playhouse – and the Playwrights’ Programme is part of our mission to nurture, empower and champion the next generation of writers in Liverpool. It’s a free, ten-month programme led by our New Works Associate, and offers a mixture of facilitated and peer-directed sessions, masterclasses with …

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Opportunities – Pick of the Week: Platform Presents – 2023 Playwright’s Prize

Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: Platform Presents – 2023 Playwright’s Prize Description: Platform Presents is receiving script submissions for its …

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Opportunities – Pick of the Week: Next Level Audio Course

Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: Next Level Audio Course  Description: We’re just checking you haven’t missed our Next Level Writing …

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Opportunities – Pick of the Week: The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2023

Each week we look through our pile of writing opportunities to pick out one we think is particularly worth your time. It could be an innovative brief, great prize money, a high-profile company, or just plain fun. This week’s pick: The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award Description: The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is an opportunity for writers …

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